Revery gets $2M to improve mental health with mobile gaming techniques
In “Macbeth,” Shakespeare described sleep as the “chief nourisher in life’s feast.” But like his titular character, many adults aren’t sleeping well. Revery wants to help with an app that combines cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for insomnia with mobile gaming concepts. Founded in March 2021,...
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‘This Way Up’ Season 2 captures mental health issues and sisterly relationships with compassion
“Don’t worry Rachel, I’m a sad girl too.” These are the words said to me by a kind friend earlier this year when I hit a bit of a rough patch during the UK’s third national lockdown. Watching Channel 4 and Hulu’s This Way Up...
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Healios raises $10M to scale its mental health platform for children scarred by the COVID-19 pandemic
Heaven knows what will happen to the mental health of children who’ve gone through this past year but if there’s one thing we need right now it’s mental health provision for young people that can scale. And as much as some of us can’t bear...
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Recent departures hint at turmoil at Quartet Health, a mental health startup backed by GV
Backed with nearly $ 87 million in venture capital funding from GV, Oak HC/FT and F-Prime Capital, Quartet Health was founded in 2014 by Arun Gupta, Steve Shulman and David Wennberg to improve access to behavioral healthcare. Its mission: “enable every person in our society to...
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Where to Find Help, Donate, and Volunteer for Mental Health Issues
There was a time in my life, in the late nineties, when I suffered from anxiety and depression. The stresses of work and a fading long-term relationship were taking a very heavy toll. I suffered in silence as my friends and family had no idea...
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